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   by valebant 6y ago

   Seconding this - I would add that the entire debate at Lacedaemon (book 1 67-88) and Pericles' Funeral Oration (book 2 34-46) are especially illuminating. The funeral oration is one of the surviving accounts of Athenian democracy from
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   Andrew Yang and the Political Narratives of Asian-Americans(newyorker.com)

   2 points by valebant 7y ago|0 comments
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   by valebant 7y ago

   Had to search to see if there had been any discussion on this piece on HN - what an important testimony. Sobering and unrelenting.